Handy Breast feeding tips

A lot of people seem to be having issues with breast feeding and I thought maybe we could share some breast feeding tips around that might help with everyone's breast feeding experiences?
my first tip that my midwife told me with my first was to treat your boob like a burger when getting bubs to attach. Grab your boob like a burger, and roll your nipple from their nose to their mouth. This will get bubs opening their mouth bigger enough to attach properly. I found I was getting extremely sore nipples but after doing this for a day they healed up and I never had an issue with sore nipples again!

Best advice I got, seems so obvious but it was from my mum at our darkest hour (and considering a dash to the shops for formula), she said "just keep putting her to the breast"... Rather than following the every 2-3hr rule that was introduced in hospital (along with finger feeding which was such a phaf and a bad habit to break) I just began to offer her nursing time much more often, whenever she was awake and restless. Sometimes try I'd try her multiple times an hour. It helped up my milk supply, while familiarizing her with latching and giving me more practice. It also allowed nursing time to be a comfort place for her rather than a frantic and frustrated "feed me!!" place.

Oh another one was I was so eager to build up an expressed milk stash that I was expressing a couple times a day. This built up my supply so much that I was getting engorged every 2 hours and leaking milk EVERYWHERE!
Dont stress about expressing a supply too early, you'll just end up producing enough milk to feed a small village.
just concentrate on each feed and deal with the expressing once you know your bubs feeding routine.
Unless you want to increase your supply... Then express, express and express some more!

Yup a good breast pump certainly helps - I use the medela freestyle double electric a-maz-ing! And fast too... I'm expressing to build supply AND also to have back up in the freezer. Was able to attend a massage and hair appointment this week while hubby have bub EBM in my absence :)

In reply to Sugarmumma2

20/12/14

Oh another one was I was so eager to build up an expressed milk stash that I was expressing a couple times a day. This built up my supply so much that I was getting engorged every 2 hours and leaking milk EVERYWHERE!
Dont stress about expressing a supply too early, you'll just end up producing enough milk to feed a small village.
just concentrate on each feed and deal with the expressing once you know your bubs feeding routine.
Unless you want to increase your supply... Then express, express and express some more!

Gosh ive just been in hosp with bub for jaundice. They made me pump after every feed (and feeding 2-3 round the clock!!) I was making toast this morning and thought shit what's dripping on my feet?? Hit another new low cleaning up yet another bodily fluid where it shouldn't be

In reply to Mcbou

20/12/14

Best advice I got, seems so obvious but it was from my mum at our darkest hour (and considering a dash to the shops for formula), she said "just keep putting her to the breast"... Rather than following the every 2-3hr rule that was introduced in hospital (along with finger feeding which was such a phaf and a bad habit to break) I just began to offer her nursing time much more often, whenever she was awake and restless. Sometimes try I'd try her multiple times an hour. It helped up my milk supply, while familiarizing her with latching and giving me more practice. It also allowed nursing time to be a comfort place for her rather than a frantic and frustrated "feed me!!" place.

Yes, I totally agree with this. I did this for the first 2 weeks, baby is going longer now between feeds now my supply is what she needs. Although if she fusses putting baby to the breast is the best settler :)

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